OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14254197

MIKE GOODWIN LOGGING

ELLERBE, NC· 1987-03-18T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, TREE FELLING, WORK RULES, LODGED TREE, TREE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOGGING
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #15280787
Employer profile: MIKE GOODWIN LOGGING
Summary number: 14254197
Report ID: 453710

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY A FALLING TREE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FELLING TREES AT A LOGGING SITE. A PINE TREE WAS CUT BUT BECAME LODGED. THE EMPLOYEE AND A NEARBY LEADMAN FAILED TO REMOVE THE LODGED TREE BEFOR E OTHER NEARBY TREES WERE CUT. AS EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO FINISH CLEARING OTHER TREES FROM THE AREA, THE LODGED TREE WAS FREED AND FELL. IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE HEAD AND SPINE, KILLING HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
39

Occupation code
496

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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